Former international umpire Asad Rauf dies.

Former international umpire Asad Rauf has passed away after a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, September 15, in Pakistan. Rauf was 66 years old and passed away in Lahore. He was a former member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires between 2006 and 2013.  Rauf became a first-class um…

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Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis.

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has announced he's retiring from competition, saying that at age 41, his body is telling him the time has come.  His final ATP event will come next week, at the Laver Cup in London. Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including e…

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Sri Lanka crowned Asian Netball Champions.

Sri Lanka beat Singapore to win the Asian Netball Championship and also qualify for the 2023 World Cup. Sri Lanka defeated Singapore 63 – 53 at the finals on Sunday (11) to become six-time Asian Netball Champions. Singapore were forced to settle for second at the Asian Netbal…

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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to clinch sixth Asia Cup title.

Sri Lanka produced a dominant performance to defeat Pakistan by 23 runs in the 2022 Asia Cup final on Sunday.  Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71*) and Wanindu Hasaranga (3/27) were the stars of the night for Sri Lanka as they lifted a sixth continental title in Dubai.  Being invited to b…

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Sri Lanka beats Hong Kong, enters Asian Netball Championship finals.

Unbeaten Sri Lanka today (Sep 10) thrashed Hong Kong 67-43 to qualify for the final match of Asian Netball Championship 2022. The Sri Lankan team took on the Hong Kong team in the first semi-final encounter at the OCBC Arena in Singapore. In the Group A preliminary round, Sri…

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Suresh Raina announces retirement from all forms of cricket.

Suresh Raina, the former India batter, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Raina, who had retired from international cricket in 2020, wrote on Twitter, “It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirem…

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Rafael Nadal stunned by Frances Tiafoe in fourth round.

Rafael Nadal has been beaten in a Grand Slam for the first time in 2022, losing to Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round. American Tiafoe thrilled the home crowd with a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over four-time champion Nadal in New York. The defeat ended the Spaniard's bid…

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Max Verstappen Wins 2022 F1 Dutch Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen won his home race at the Dutch Grand Prix to continue his dominance of the 2022 Formula One season. Mercedes’ George Russell & Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc came at the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.  Verstappen has now won 10 of this season’s 15 races. I…

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Viktor Axelsen wins second BWF World Championships title

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who wa…

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James Anderson became the most successful pace bowler in the history.

James Anderson became the most successful pace bowler in the history of international cricket. The 40-year-old ageless pace legend accomplished this feat in the second Test against South Africa in Manchester’s Old Trafford. Anderson dismissed Simon Harmer for 16 off 48 balls…

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Max Verstappen won Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2022.

Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen has won the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022 as Hamilton crashes out. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez & Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished at second and third positions respectively. Verstappen has now won 9 of this season’s 14 races. It was his 7…

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Rohit Sharma Overtakes Martin Guptill.

Rohit Sharma overtakes Martin Guptill to become leading run scorer in T20 Internationals. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, during his half-century knock against the West Indies in the first T20I at Tarouba in Trinidad, went past New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and became the leadin…

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Virat Kohli to join list of cricketers who have played 100 matches in all 3 formats.

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will become the first cricketer from the country to play in 100 matches in all three formats of the game on Sunday (August 28). Virat, who will take part in his 100th T20I against Pakistan, has featured in 102 Tests and 262 ODIs till date.  …

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Pole-dancing axe thrower wins world title.

An Irish woman has been crowned the world axe-throwing champion after winning a competition in Canada. Ceola McGowan, from County Sligo, saw off competitors from across the world to win the World Double Bit Axe Throwing Championships on Sunday. She said she hoped her win woul…

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Guinness World Record: Man rides 38 miles in giant pumpkin.

Duane Hansen has set a new Guinness World Record for riding 38 miles (61km) in a giant pumpkin. He grew the 846lb (384kg) pumpkin in his garden with the aim to beat the 25.5 mile record, set in 2018. Duane travelled down Missouri River and broke the record on his 60th birthda…

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Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas won UEFA Player of the Year award.

Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas were rewarded for outstanding seasons by winning the UEFA men’s and women’s player of the year prizes at a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. France striker Benzema captained Real Madrid to victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final an…

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Jury awards $31 million damages over Kobe Bryant crash photos.

Los Angeles County must pay $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant’s widow and a co-plaintiff over graphic photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star and eight others, a jury ordered Wednesday (24). Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who…

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Sri Lankan para-athlete Janani Dananjana wins gold medal.

Sri Lankan para-athlete Janani Dananjana has clinched the gold medal in Women’s Long Jump at the 4th Indian Open National Para-Athletics Championship 2022 in Bangalore, India. Her impairment falls under the T47 classification, which is for athletes with movement affected at …

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India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the T20 World Cup in 2026.

The upcoming cycle of the ICCs Future Tours Program features five major ICC events, starting with the Cricket World Cup next year in India. West Indies and the USA will host the T20 World Cup in 2024, which will be followed by the return of the Champions Trophy in 2025 to be…

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ICC Player of the Month Award: July 2022.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Sri Lankan spin sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and England batting all-rounder Emma Lamb as the winners of its Player of the Month awards for July 2022. Prabath Jayasuriya Prabath Jayasuriya claims the ICC Men’s Player of th…

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